This is a tough position to judge because TEs aren't really a huge part of anybody's offense and I'm not line-savvy enough to know which of these guys were excellent in pass/rush blocking. Ironic given that the best receiver in NCAC history was a TE (in the loosest sense of the word). Cagney from OWU is probably going to wind up with a big career stat line, but IMO he's less of a TE than even Short was. I think Bost from Wabash is on his way to a tremendous career as well. Anyway, I think my pick for TE from 2004-2013 is Danny Enright. Great combo of size and hands and was a serious matchup problem for even the best defenses in the league, moreso than anybody else on the list of finalists.

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“The O line has proven they can block some of the best in the conference and I can't wait to see what they do on Saturday." Matt Hunt, DePauw Quarterback, Sacked 5 times in the 121st Monon Bell Classic

McNallie was very good, but he didn't make my list of finalists because he was only a first team selection one time (the rest were selected to the first team multiple times) and the other guys on the list were either THE guy or very close to THE guy. Nobody in league history has had a better distraction to a defense than McNallie had. Wide receiver was a very deep group with a lot of fantastic players.

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"Nothing in the world is more expensive than free."- The Deacon of HBO's The Wire

“The O line has proven they can block some of the best in the conference and I can't wait to see what they do on Saturday." Matt Hunt, DePauw Quarterback, Sacked 5 times in the 121st Monon Bell Classic

"Nothing in the world is more expensive than free."- The Deacon of HBO's The Wire

“The O line has proven they can block some of the best in the conference and I can't wait to see what they do on Saturday." Matt Hunt, DePauw Quarterback, Sacked 5 times in the 121st Monon Bell Classic

If the recommendation was made to the Wooster president on Monday, any number of things might be going on. Among them: the president is slow in responding (is he in town?) because of any number of factors, including wanting personally to talk more with the recommended candidate (up to having the candidate sit down with him in person); a disagreement between the president and the committe on the recommendation or some hesitation about the recommendation that makes the president and the committee chair (or the entire comittee) remain in discussion; negotiations with the candidate; the president's having to discuss the appointment with the Chair of the Board of Trustees (or whatever Wooster calls its governing group); a late cold-feet hesitation on the candidate's part (yes, it does happen, though rarely). I can think of other, more unlikely factors, not worthy of mention. We are now at Feb. 1, almost, and recruiting season is rapidly passing. But if the staff is doing a good job, that might be OK.

If we go back to Wabash's coaching transition in 2007, Coach Creighton resigned right before Christmas and Coach Raeburn was announced in mid-February. Now, Coach Schmitz resigned on Dec. 12, and it would seem like an announcement is imminent. The timeline is pretty much identical. It seems like it's taking forever, but this is probably about par for the course at the D-III level.

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"Nothing in the world is more expensive than free."- The Deacon of HBO's The Wire

“The O line has proven they can block some of the best in the conference and I can't wait to see what they do on Saturday." Matt Hunt, DePauw Quarterback, Sacked 5 times in the 121st Monon Bell Classic

If we go back to Wabash's coaching transition in 2007, Coach Creighton resigned right before Christmas and Coach Raeburn was announced in mid-February. Now, Coach Schmitz resigned on Dec. 12, and it would seem like an announcement is imminent. The timeline is pretty much identical. It seems like it's taking forever, but this is probably about par for the course at the D-III level.

In having followed this discussion here for awhile and then seeing today's posts, I was thinking the exact same thing today, Wally. +k to you for a good memory and good analysis!

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